1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,997 In this monologue, I'm going to talk about two topics because they're sort of 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,957 uh running parallel right now. One is a 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,077 suggestion for reservation reform 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,797 Andolan and the other one is this 48 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,917 hour ultimatum that CJP I don't call 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,757 them cockroach. I have another name for 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,317 them that also starts with the letter C 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,677 and ends with the letter A. And uh there 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,237 is a very definite connect I believe 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,557 between all these lumpins like 11 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:33,677 congressmen and uh the CJP and also amadi party they'll unite for something 12 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:37,437 and then they'll divide in case they need to divide their vote share or 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,637 whatever. So first let's talk about 14 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,357 reservation reform party. So first thing 15 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,677 that needs to be done I think this is 16 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,757 across the line because you have to 17 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,637 ensure that the merit is kept at a 18 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,117 certain level. You can't have situations 19 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,237 where there are applicants and they are 20 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:00,157 from the reservation category and because there are applicants so then 21 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,077 what happens is you keep lowering the bar for the number of marks they get in 22 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,637 an entrance exam to the extent that it 23 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,037 even goes into negative territory that 24 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,677 cannot happen so what needs to happen is 25 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,397 I think there's already a certain number 26 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,957 that people have arrived at I think the 27 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:20,237 number is 40% or 30% below the topper 28 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:23,517 number let's say that the top mark in an 29 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:28,237 exam is 299 out of 300. Now, how low 30 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:30,877 should the threshold be? Well, there are 31 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:32,717 some metrics that Indian government has 32 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,357 found in the past and I think it is 30% 33 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:39,117 or 35% of the top number. Let's say 40%. 34 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,837 Easy, right? 40%. 40% of 299 would come 35 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:45,197 to something. You do the math, right 36 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,397 guys? It's it's almost uh 120. Let's say 37 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,437 119. 119 is the cutff. Let's say there 38 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,797 are only 20 reservation students who are 39 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,277 crossing that 119. Then what happens to 40 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,277 the remaining 80 seats that may be 41 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,917 reserved? Well, those things need to go 42 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,637 into the general category. And from the 43 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,357 last number that made it from you just 44 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,597 work your way down and give it to them. 45 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,397 Now simultaneously what needs to happen 46 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,157 is you need to have the schedule cast 47 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,397 schedule drive the reservation category students go through some kind of a 48 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,877 quality improvement program so that if 49 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,517 they make this number in the next 6 50 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,837 months or in the next one year they can 51 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:30,397 take this exam multiple times then they 52 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,437 can qualify for the next year. this 53 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,077 needs to happen that means that entrance 54 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,717 exams could be taken multiple times like 55 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,757 the way SAT is and then you decide which 56 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,477 way this needs to be progressed. So that 57 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,197 is as far as making sure that general 58 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,477 category students will come in plus also 59 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,797 making sure that a certain threshold for 60 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:54,637 all courses is maintained. So that's 61 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,837 first part. Next thing is how do you 62 00:02:57,920 --> 00:03:01,837 avoid people from committing suicide because they are not measuring up to a 63 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:03,997 particular course. Well, this is an easy 64 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,277 thing to solve. What you do is you put 65 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,917 prerequisites for the so-called tough 66 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,637 courses. If you put prerequisites, then 67 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:17,597 everybody has to take that prerequisite exam. This is when the student is 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:19,597 already enrolled in a university like an 69 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,717 IIT. You make sure that the student 70 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,197 actually passes the prerequisite exam. 71 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,797 And if the student doesn't pass the prerequisite exam, that person cannot 72 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,277 take that course until that person 73 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,517 passes the prerequisite. Again, the same 74 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,157 looping where they can go and prep for 75 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,117 it and make sure that they get above 76 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,517 that passing mark and then they can go 77 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,997 and take that course. That makes sure 78 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,197 that the students are ready for the 79 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,597 grind that come as part of some courses. 80 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,877 Some courses are easy, some courses are hard. This is the way you know 81 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,957 especially technological courses are technological curriculum is not easy. 82 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,277 This is the creme de creme university. 83 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,757 So you need to make sure so this way what happens is you don't have suicides 84 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,717 you have equitable distribution of seeds. Plus you ensure that whoever is 85 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,717 coming in doesn't matter whether they are coming from a reserve category or 86 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,557 general category you make sure that the quality is maintained at a certain 87 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,637 level. I hope somebody who's uh you know watching this thing listens to these 88 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,477 suggestions because I thought about it for a long time said I need to make sure 89 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:29,037 that whatever it is that I'm suggesting sounds fair and appears to be fair and I 90 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:33,277 think this is a fair way to start this we need to do something about it viewers 91 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:37,517 you cannot just wish it away thinking that oh we'll just keep telling them and 92 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,037 keep talking to them but don't do anything that's not going to work I have 93 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:45,437 a feeling this is going to have an adverse effect on the UP elections and 94 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:50,077 you need to make sure that the whole thing is done in such a way that I may 95 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:54,077 be missing some end cases so you can think this thing through but this is the 96 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,797 way it needs to be done have debates 97 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:01,117 have people who are in educational institutions to come forward to you know 98 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,437 debate all these proposals keep it out keep it for public you know inputs 99 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,197 that's the way you solve this problem because that makes sure that the 100 00:05:09,280 --> 00:05:12,957 government is receptive and you don't have to proceed for an answer before the 101 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,517 UP elections but if you show that effort 102 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,997 that you are listening that will help you in a big way. Everybody has to have 103 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:24,477 a say in it. Nothing wrong. Why don't you think that even somebody who's 104 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,637 applying from a reserve category doesn't 105 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,197 want to be at the top of his game and 106 00:05:29,280 --> 00:05:33,757 you need to make his or her game. You need to make sure that we give them the 107 00:05:33,840 --> 00:05:36,077 right opportunities. So this is as far 108 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:37,997 as the reservation reforms is concerned. 109 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,797 Now let's take a look at the CJP threat. 110 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,157 The CJP threat is within 48 hours the 111 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,477 chief election commissioner Ganesh Kumar 112 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:51,277 needs to resign. Why? Because there was a disscent among the CEC and the two 113 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:55,357 election commissioners 14 times and therefore he needs to resign. What 114 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,677 logic is this? I don't understand. First of all, who is CJP? I 115 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,157 mean these are a bunch of you know 116 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:07,117 leftclumpins and they have no credibility here. They have no say. Even 117 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,037 Rahul Gandhi is asking the same thing. 118 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,677 For all of you, let me tell you how did 119 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,677 this thing come out? It came out by way 120 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,317 of an Indian express post. How many of 121 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,517 you know that the work that was done was 122 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,077 done by one person and then the credit 123 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,477 was stolen by somebody else not based in 124 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,837 Delhi but from Bombay and because this 125 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:29,757 person in Bombay is a favorite of a 126 00:06:29,840 --> 00:06:32,237 certain person. What favors? I don't 127 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,277 know. But then this person gets 128 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,837 helicoptered into Delhi and make some 129 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:43,037 sham interviews and come up with stories and the lead goes on in this person. 130 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:44,717 This is called a stealing credit in 131 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,277 journalism who owns Indian Express by 132 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:52,237 the way. Did you know that after the founder passed away what's his name? I'm 133 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:56,237 trying to remember the one that Gurumorti used to work for. Anyway, so 134 00:06:56,320 --> 00:07:00,077 all that thing happened Indian Express to the best of my knowledge split into 135 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,077 two. One is called the Indian Express. 136 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:06,237 The other one is called the new Indian Express. I believe that the new Indian 137 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:07,917 Express is a little bit more inclined 138 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,557 towards the original Indian Express. And 139 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,677 this Indian Express is something that is 140 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:18,157 again owned by a politician. A slee bag 141 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,437 wears white smooth tongue and the 142 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,557 sleeves bag has some people who are you 143 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,877 know basically in positions of board and 144 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,677 things like that. And uh I don't have to 145 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,077 tell you more but I did put one story 146 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,957 out as an audio tape of one such sleeves 147 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,397 bag of this person who explained how 148 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,837 jately fixed kit Azad okay and I don't 149 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:46,157 remember which election it was 2014 or 2019 one of those things where Kit Azad 150 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,397 lost on a BJP ticket and I think after 151 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,197 that he decided to quit the party and uh 152 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:55,677 join I think right now he's maybe in TMC he was in Congress also for some time 153 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:57,837 and now I think he's in TMC But 154 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,317 basically Indian Express has become the 155 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:05,037 mouthpiece of the Congress and like this thing. I mean those of you who know 156 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:06,637 about the inside workings of Indian 157 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,597 Express can share your wisdom on who 158 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,477 really owns this paper. But long story 159 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,157 short, everything points to the same old 160 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,517 ecosystem or what you know is said in 161 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:23,517 that movie Kashmir files system, right? 162 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:27,517 So this is what it is. There's nothing more than that. I think the government 163 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:32,237 should concentrate on trying to make sure that the reservation reforms are 164 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,277 put in place. They need to come out with the white paper and explain this is what 165 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:39,837 you're going to do it. No one left behind. That's the message. Or get 166 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:43,357 everybody along. Whatever you want to put a positive thing, get everyone 167 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:48,157 along. Make sure that you know along the lines of what I'm suggesting you think 168 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,517 through this thing. I mean there are a lot of smart babus who can you know take 169 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,677 these kinds of things and make into a proper working document. Put it out for 170 00:08:55,760 --> 00:09:00,317 public discussion. Make sure that people understand it and they can in give their 171 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:04,397 input. Have a committee you know review those things and come up and say okay 172 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:08,397 this is rep two we have added these things. Have a proper design document 173 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:12,237 like the way you would do it in corporation. So that v1 had these things 174 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,277 v2 we added these things. V3 is up for 175 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:16,877 release now. And this is what we're 176 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,517 going to implement. have the country go 177 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,477 with you. Believe me, it may be not 178 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:25,197 palatable to some, but the fact that you 179 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,437 be you were open and transparent about 180 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,637 it and you did that extra yard will put 181 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,877 you in goodstead. This is my two cents 182 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,477 to the awesome two the the duo who sit 183 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:43,160 and review on everything that happens in India. Namaskar.